[Source: Olmsted]

#729 is in the center. To the right is Graystone Lodge at #721, a tourist lodge. None of the four houses in the photo remain standing.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Northwest corner of Washington and Beacon Streets, located approximately at today's 740 Washington St. Torn down in 1897.

Winthrop Rd. is along the top of the hill.

Looking West on Beacon, Washington St. going north to the right.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here sitting on the stone fence, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking west on Beacon St. just before the intersection with Washington St. From left to right:

• South side of Beacon St.: unidentified apartment building
• 1680 Beacon St., still standing, opposite Winthrop Rd.
• 1668 Beacon St.: the white house, no longer standing.
• Center photo, the northwest corner of Washington St.: a small one-room building with large lettering on three sides
• Right, obscured by trees: three houses possibly on the northeast corner with Washington St.
• Near right, behind the pipes: the pedestrian stairs by Lancaster Terrace

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking west on Beacon St. The building viewed is at 1680 Beacon St., still standing, opposite Winthrop Rd.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east, Corey Hill on the left, Washington St. crossing at the bottom of the hill. Eben Jordan mansion, built in 1890, prominent.

Foreground:view from rear of 65 Westbourne Terrace;
Background right: 3 apartment buildings on Garrison Rd.
[Source: Iowa State]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Background: Washington, University, Winthrop streets
Foreground right: building currently housing Athan's, corner Washington & Beacon
Background center: skyline houses on Addington Rd. Large mansion to the left with the tall spire was built by Clarence Esty at 97 Addington Rd. part of a group of Esty houses that have since been replaced by Schick Park. The spire was an observation tower equipped with a high-powered telescope that enabled detailed viewing of distant scenes.
[Source: Iowa State]

Background center: Washington, University, Winthrop streets
Foreground: rear of houses of Westbourne Terrace (from right to left: 61, 57, 53, 49, 45)
[Source: Iowa State]

Viewed from Gardner Road. [Center right] building currently housing Athan's, corner Washington & Beacon
[Source: Iowa State]

Circa 1890. Plan of lots, Aspinwall and Lincoln, Engineers
[Source: Leventhal Map enter]

Beacon St. north side, just west of Washington St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here leaning against the tree, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Across from Winthrop Rd., around today's #1680 Beacon St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here leaning against the fence, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Across from Winthrop Rd., around today's #1680 Beacon St. Visible is the partial removal of the fence in preparation for moving the house back to accommodate the widening of Beacon St..

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east on Beacon St., Winthrop on the right. Washington Square is at the bottom of the hill. In the distance is the Clark house (formerly the Otis Withington house), roughly located at today's Lancaster Terrace. Note gas lamp in center of photo.

Standing on the White property looking south at Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]